A canyon is a deep valley with very steep sides - often carved from the Earth by a river.

A dune is a hill or a ridge made of sand. Dunes are shaped by the wind, and change all the time.

The equator is an imaginary circle around the earth, halfway between the north and south poles.

A gulf is a part of the ocean (or sea) that is partly surrounded by land (it is usually larger than a bay).

An island is a piece of land that is surrounded by water.

A lagoon is a shallow body of water that is located alongside a coast and separated from the ocean by a strip of land or a sandbank.

A lake is a large body of water surrounded by land on all sides. Really huge lakes are often called seas.

The legend of a map (also called the key) is a small table accompanying the map that explains the symbols that are used on the map.

A mountain is a very tall high, natural place on Earth - higher than a hill. The tallest mountain on Earth is Mt. Everest.

An ocean is a large body of salt water that surrounds a continent. Oceans cover more the two-thirds of the Earth's surface

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Question	Answer
canyon	A canyon is a deep valley with very steep sides - often carved from the Earth by a river.
dune	A dune is a hill or a ridge made of sand. Dunes are shaped by the wind, and change all the time.
equator	The equator is an imaginary circle around the earth, halfway between the north and south poles.
gulf	A gulf is a part of the ocean (or sea) that is partly surrounded by land (it is usually larger than a bay).
island	An island is a piece of land that is surrounded by water.
lagoon	A lagoon is a shallow body of water that is located alongside a coast and separated from the ocean by a strip of land or a sandbank.
lake	A lake is a large body of water surrounded by land on all sides. Really huge lakes are often called seas.
legend	The legend of a map (also called the key) is a small table accompanying the map that explains the symbols that are used on the map.
mountain	A mountain is a very tall high, natural place on Earth - higher than a hill. The tallest mountain on Earth is Mt. Everest.
ocean	An ocean is a large body of salt water that surrounds a continent. Oceans cover more the two-thirds of the Earth's surface

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